issued Monday night, and the panel voted unanimously to hold Bannon in contempt in a Tuesday evening vote.
Some legal experts who helped House Democrats argue against criminal contempt charges for then-IRS official Lois Lerner in 2014 said Bannon’s case is so clear-cut that it’s worth bringing sanctions against him — even if it doesn’t result in getting the testimony they’re seeking. The history of congressional contempt proceedings is replete with cases that landed on DOJ'’s doorstep only to be rejected. A Republican-led House’s contempt referral against Attorney General Eric Holder got refused in 2012, and in 2008 DOJ argued on behalf of two Bush White House officials fighting a congressional demand for information.
Democrats say Bannon’s conduct is particularly brazen because he is refusing to answer any of the committee’s questions. Indeed, he declined to show up at all to his Oct. 14 deposition. Democrats contend that Trump’s departure from office and the fact that Bannon was only an informal adviser to Trump on Jan. 6 further undercut the executive privilege claims, but the courts have not indicated that either of those facts is fatal.
If I were in possession of information pertinent to a congressional investigation and received a subpoena to turn over documents and give testimony, how long would I stay out of jail if I, an ordinary citizen, said no?
Uhhhh different times now that the world/democracy is crumbling to dust because of these shit for brains, unqualified, self-servers? And that’s such an unduly flattering way to frame Reagan’s presidency. At least he could act like he was somewhat dignified.
Politico can sometimes be so wrong.
There also hasn’t been an insurrection since the Reagan administration, so what’s your point?
I can smell his stench from here.
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Time to dust off the Contempt of Congress penalties and get a real AG not Barr to enforce them. The Congressional subpoena must mean jail and a stiff fine. Bannon and the others cannot thumb their noses at Congress and ignore a lawful summons like Trump allowed them to do!
There also hasn’t been a violent, cop-killing attempt to overthrow the US government by killing the VP and members of Congress for a very long time.
Why doesn’t the White House order the Archives to produce the documents immediately? That would moot Trump’s lawsuit and many objections
And it’s won’t again. Nothing gets done in this Biden congress. But 2022 will change the landscape.
Yes but the administration in question had a lot of firsts.
It's time for the House to use InherentContempt.
What the hell is wrong with Democrats?
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Reading the papers the committee has released says one thing. They are in a strong effort to charge him with sedition. All the wording provided shows him as the architect of 1/6. The questions will be to load, point and fire bannon towards trump.
It hadn’t been required until now.
It will this time this isn’t a joke
Use the handcuffs tools
What a coincidence
Send the Sergeant at Arms to arrest him. Put the burden back on him to get out by suing. Tie HIM up in court (while in confinement) for a couple of years.
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I mean when was the last time there was a coup attempt
Maybe people tend to comply with subpoenas. Bannon is claiming executive privilege even though he wasn’t working on the WH. Anyone else in those years make such claims?
Glorifying a criminal behavior should not be this normal. The dude is a criminal.
so it has worked...
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